Comments on: Should Welfare Applicants Be Drug Tested?

By: brandyellen

brandyellen — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:14:05 +0000

Lots of good points here …. re: children mainly. I couldn’t imagine having children pulled or losing out due to their parents decisions, etc. This is a much bigger conversation than a simple “yes or no” which one can see when the conversation is opened up – it creates more questions than answers I think.

By: Terri K (@tkharmonic)

Terri K (@tkharmonic) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:45:54 +0000

I think if they are going to drug test, then there has to be a plan for what happens to people who fail the tests. Someone needs to be making sure their children still have access to food and health care, and will the state then provide detox or counseling for the adults? What about child protective services? Do you let children remain in the homes of parents who test positive for drugs? Are there enough social workers and foster homes to provide for these children?

It’s a much larger issue than just “do we drug test or not”. Most people agree that people that take illegal drugs shouldn’t be supported by taxpayer dollars, but if our economy wasn’t so bad, and if unemployment weren’t so high, I am not sure this would be that much of an issue.

By: Kim Delatorre

Kim Delatorre — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:37:38 +0000

RT @brandyellen: Should Welfare Applicants Be Drug Tested? http://t.co/3ZNTQNx7

By: Shop with Me Mama (Kim)

Shop with Me Mama (Kim) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 04:38:46 +0000

In reply to Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy. Ditto that!

By: Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy

Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:12:54 +0000

I totally think that anyone who receives government assistance should have to pass a drug test.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:28:45 +0000

In reply to Angella.

It is, it’s like a ‘bragging right’ around here to be on welfare – I don’t get it…